Cap.



No. 805,161. PATENTED NOV. 2l, 1905.

0. D. SHAW.

CAP.

APPLIGATION FILED MARA. 1903.v

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ORA D. SHAW, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application lecl March 9, 1903. Serial No. 147,013.

To LZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ORA D. SHAW, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk andState of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCaps, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to caps, and more particularly to that class ofcaps having vizors.

The main purpose of the invention is the provision of means for uniting'the vizor and sweat-band to the cap and for reinforcing the vizor andthe lower edge of the cap.

A further purpose of the invention is the provision of means foreconomizing the assemblage of parts constituting the completed cap,simplicity in its construction, durability, and inexpensiveness in themanufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention includes thenovel combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter moreparticularly pointed out, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specication, and wherein I have shown thepreferred embodiment of my invention, though it is to be `understoodthat I may make suchchanges,

variations, and modifications as come properly within the scope of theclaims hereunto appended.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures, Figure 1 is an elevation of acompleted cap. Fig. 2 is a detail portion of the reinforcingstrip. Fig.3 is a detail portion of the sweatband. Fig. 4 is a detail portion ofthe reinforcing-strip and sweat-band connected by stitches. F ig'. 5 isa detail section of the vizor and sweat-band, having thereinforcingstrip secured thereto by stitches. Fig. 6 is a ,detailsection of the vizor, sweat-band, foundation-strip, andreinforcing-strip, all secured together by stitches. Fig. 7 is alongitudinal section of the cap. Fig. 8 is a detail section of thefinishing-cover, foundation-strip, and reinforcing-strip securedtogether by stitches.

In the drawings the numeral 2 indicates the cap, including afoundation-strip 3 and a crown-covering or a finishing-cover 4, thelowermost edge of which is doubled on itself; as at 5, and stitchedtogether at 6 to form a vertical ledge 6 and a marginal beading 7, in

this instance extending entirely around the cap 2. However, it mayextend only partially around the latter from one end of the vizor to theother end thereof.

The vizor 9, being shown as straight and of leather, though it can be ofany suitable composite material and shape, is secured near its innermostedge and at the under side thereof to a reinforcing-strip 10 for aportion of the length of the latter and at one edge thereof by astitching 11, said reinforcing-strip 10 having the remaining portion ofits edge brought outwardly and folded over the terminals of the vizor 9,so as to lie between the finishing-cover 4 and the foundation-strip 3,and secured by stitching 12which extends from one end of the vizoraround the back of the cap to the other end of the viZor. The other edgeof the reinforcing-strip 10 is free to receive a sweat-band 13, which issecured thereto by a stitching 14. It will be apparent that the edge ofthe reinforcingstrip 10, having the sweat-band 13 connected thereto, isbent inwardly and upwardly over thelowermost portion of thefoundation-strip 3 onto the inner face thereof and being connected aportion of its length thereto by stitching 15, which penetrates thefoundationstrip 3 and the unattached portion of the finishing-cover 4above the Vizor 9, thereby retaining the said cover 4 in a secure mannerat the fore -part or front of the cap. Said viZor 9 is secured to thefoundation-strip on its outer face at the fore or front part of the cap2 in a fixed position by a stitching 16, which penetrates at aninclination, the said vizor 9 and the foundation-strip 3 thus overcomingany liability of displacement of the vlzor.

It will be evident that by having the reinforcing-strip 10 connected tothe vizor 9 and the foundation-strip 3 in the manner as hereinbeforedescribed materially aids the reinforcement of the lowermost portion ofthe said foundation-strip 3 and gives to the same an effective and neatappearance, furthermore serving as a securing means for the vizor 9, andthereby retaining the same in a more rigid manner to the cap-body andforming a connecting-strip for the said sweat-band.

The vizor 9 at its under side is channeled or grooved, as indicated at17, to form a recess for receiving the inclined stitches 16, so that thesame will not protrude beyond the surface of the vizor. Furthermore, itis obvious that the reinforcing-strip 10 will over- IOO IIO

stitches 16'are hidden from view.

cover therefor, a viZor, the latter provided with a reinforcing-stripconnected for a portion of its length between the said foundation-stripand the cover, and a sweat-band connected to the reinforcing-strip.

2. A cap including' a foundation and a covering, the latter connected adistance to the foundation, a reinforcing-strip intermediate theunattached portion of the foundation and covering, and secured by a rowof stitching, a vizor carried by said reinforcing-strip and asweat-band, said vizor fixed to the foundation by inclined stitches.

3. A cap havingafoundation and cover connected by stitches for a portionof their length, a vizor secured to the foundation and having areinforcing-strip, the same secured between the unattached portion ofthe foundation and cover, and a sweat-band connected to thereinforcing-strip.

4C. A cap including a cover and foundation connected for a portion oftheir length by stitching, a viZor secured to the foundation, areinforcing-strip secured to the vizor and between the unattachedportion of the foundation and cover, and a sweat-band secured to thereinforcing-strip.

5. A cap having a foundation, a viZor secured eXteriorly of the latter,and means connected to the vizor and surrounding the lower edge of thefoundation, and secured to the latter.

6. A cap having a foundation, a finishingcover supported by the same andextending near the lower edge thereof and connected for a portion of itslength thereto, a viZor secured to the foundation by stitches at aninclination, a reinforcing-strip attached to the under side of the vizorand surrounding the lower edge of the foundation and secured between theunattaehed portion of the cover and foundation.

7. A cap having a foundation, a finishingcover supported by the saineand extending near the lower edge thereof and connected for a portion ofits length thereto, a vizor secured to the foundation by 'stitches at aninclination, a reinforcing-strip attached to the under side of the vizorand surrounding the lower edge of the foundation and secured between theunattached portion of the cover and foundation, and a sweat-band carriedby the reinforcing-strip.

8. A cap including a foundation-strip, a cover therefor, having amarginal beading, a vizor, having a reinforcing-strip, the .latterconnected for a portion of its length between the said foundation-stripand said covering, said vizor provided with a channel, a stitching insaid channel for connecting the viZor to the foundation-strip and asweat-band connected to the reinforcing-strip.

9. A cap includingafoundation and cover,- a vizor having a channel, astitching in said channel connecting said viZor to the foundation, areinforcing-strip having one edge connected a portion of its length tothe vizor, and the remaining portion between the foundation and cover,and a sweat-band connected to the other edge ofthe reinforcing-strip.

l0. A cap including a foundation, cover, and a vizor, said coverprovided with a marginal bead which extends entirely around the cap, areinforcing-strip having one edge connected to the vizor and thefoundation, and a sweat-band connected to the other edge of saidreinforcing-strip.

1l. A cap comprising a foundation, a viZor abutting against saidfoundation and secured thereto by stitches at an inclination, a coveringabutting against the upper side of said vizor and folded on the same, areinforcingstrip secured to the Linder side of thevizor by verticalstitches, said strip passing under the covering' at the end of thevizor, and a sweatband secured to the lower part of the cap.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 20th day of February, A.D. 1903.

ORA D. SHAV.

Witnesses:

FRANK Gr. PARKER, JOHN BUCKLER.

